Essential University Physics (3rd Edition)
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780134202709
Author: Richard Wolfson
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 1, Problem 14E
Use the definition of the meter to determine how far light travels in 1 ns.
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